Reviews tagging 'Rape'

The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman

69 reviews

miratass's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

The narration was amazing. That is about all I enjoyed. I understand it can be difficult to translate a graphic novel into an audiobook, but i found the netflix show adaptation much more entertaining. Some of the subplots were very boring and there was a lot of abuse conveyed on women that I felt was over the top and added for no apparent reason. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Murder, Sexual violence, and Gore

Moderate: Body horror, Rape, and Sexual content

fionamatilda's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Rape, Homophobia, and Suicide

bohboh's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Perfect

This was a trip I didn't see coming. The art is gorgeous, the story compelling, and the setting wonderful. I am hooked.

Gaiman's concoction of a humble and brooding Lord of Dreams as the protagonist is writen so intelligently. The characters he comes across are interesting, and all this with the narrative pacing set just right.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement

Moderate: Death, Cursing, Alcohol, Blood, and Grief

Minor: Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Rape

trishah05's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual violence, Rape, and Violence

yumaa's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Death, Violence, Confinement, Self harm, Grief, Torture, Pregnancy, Rape, Gun violence, Blood, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

zeloco's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Body horror, and Homophobia

Minor: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Rape

shay_starlessxsea's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Rape, and Murder

tiredcreature's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Gore

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Homophobia

emry23's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Drug abuse, and Death

Moderate: Gore

Minor: Rape

bea_evans's review

challenging dark fast-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

I am probably not the target audience here. As originally a comic series, it’s episodic, with a story developing in a longer arc. This is the first 8 comics in the series in one book. I don’t really like the art, but it’s evocative, dark and gross. The level of detail is impressive, however, and I probably missed a few things.

The story, of the accidental imprisonment of Dream, his eventual escape, and his quest to get back his tools, makes me wonder what the rest of the series is about. “The sound of her wings” is perfect, to me, because I thought, “okay what now,” and Morpheus was at the same place.

The other episodes are occasionally very violent and sometimes sexual. Definitely not for younger viewers, as they say. I’m sure the genre affected the storytelling. The inclusion of other DC characters was odd, to me. And, since I’m not a comic reader, I wasn’t always sure who was who. The myth and classical allusions are more my speed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual content, Addiction, Violence, and Body horror

Moderate: Confinement, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Self harm, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Sexual assault, Blood, Child death, Rape, Gun violence, and Domestic abuse